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<h4 class="title">Epic Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The Epic Pass includes Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin and Eldora in Colorado, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in California, and Afton Alps and Mt. Brighton in the Midwest, as well as 5 days at Verbier in Switzerland. Purchasing this pass by April 14 guarantees 6 Buddy Tickets in addition to 6 Ski-With-a-Friend passes and summer lift access at Colorado and Tahoe resorts. <a href="http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/passes/epic-pass.aspx" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Mountain Collective Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">Mountain Collective combines some of the best powder resorts in North America: Mammoth Mountain and Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows in California, Alta and Snowbird in Utah, Jackson Hole in Wyoming, Aspen/Snowmass in Colorado, and Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia. Each pass includes two days at each resort with a 50 percent discount on additional tickets and up to 25 percent off lodging. A limited number of passes are on sale at last year’s price. <a href="http://www.themountaincollective.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">New England Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The New England Pass includes access to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire and Sugarloaf and Sunday River in Maine. You’ll get reduced-rate lodging, retail savings, and discounted tickets at western Boyne Resorts. Buy the 2013/14 pass by April 30 for unlimited skiing until the end of this season. <a href="http://www.newenglandpass.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Nor'Easter Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The Nor’Easter allows you to ski at Mount Snow in Vermont, Jack Frost Big Boulder in Pennsylvania, and Attitash Resort, Wildcat Mountain Resort and Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire. This pass features no black-out dates. Early season purchases guarantee Bring-a-Friend tickets, retail discounts, and early lift access on select Saturdays. Payment plan options for 2013/14 passes will be released next month. <a href="http://mountsnow.com/seasonpass/" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">One Planet, One Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">Colorado’s Monarch Mountain offers One Planet, One Pass—the most extensive ski pass on the market. It includes free skiing and discounted lodging and day tickets to 31 ski areas located in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, California, Michigan, North Carolina, British Columbia, Germany, Austria, and Spain. Passes will go on sale May 1. <a href="http://www.skimonarch.com/index.php/ticketspasses/season-passes" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Ski3 Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">New for the 2013/14 season, the Ski3 Pass is a go-to for New York skiers. With Ski3, you have unlimited access to Whiteface Mountain, Gore Mountain and Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. Discounts for off-hill activities, bring-a-friend deals, and retail are available to pass holders. Purchasing the 2013/14 pass before April 19 allows you to ski through the end of this season and into next at each of these Olympic Regional Development Authority operated mountains. <a href="http://nyski3.com/" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Epic Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The Epic Pass includes Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin and Eldora in Colorado, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in California, and Afton Alps and Mt. Brighton in the Midwest, as well as 5 days at Verbier in Switzerland. Purchasing this pass by April 14 guarantees 6 Buddy Tickets in addition to 6 Ski-With-a-Friend passes and summer lift access at Colorado and Tahoe resorts. <a href="http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/passes/epic-pass.aspx" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Mountain Collective Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">Mountain Collective combines some of the best powder resorts in North America: Mammoth Mountain and Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows in California, Alta and Snowbird in Utah, Jackson Hole in Wyoming, Aspen/Snowmass in Colorado, and Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia. Each pass includes two days at each resort with a 50 percent discount on additional tickets and up to 25 percent off lodging. A limited number of passes are on sale at last year’s price. <a href="http://www.themountaincollective.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">New England Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The New England Pass includes access to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire and Sugarloaf and Sunday River in Maine. You’ll get reduced-rate lodging, retail savings, and discounted tickets at western Boyne Resorts. Buy the 2013/14 pass by April 30 for unlimited skiing until the end of this season. <a href="http://www.newenglandpass.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Nor'Easter Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">The Nor’Easter allows you to ski at Mount Snow in Vermont, Jack Frost Big Boulder in Pennsylvania, and Attitash Resort, Wildcat Mountain Resort and Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire. This pass features no black-out dates. Early season purchases guarantee Bring-a-Friend tickets, retail discounts, and early lift access on select Saturdays. Payment plan options for 2013/14 passes will be released next month. <a href="http://mountsnow.com/seasonpass/" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">One Planet, One Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">Colorado’s Monarch Mountain offers One Planet, One Pass—the most extensive ski pass on the market. It includes free skiing and discounted lodging and day tickets to 31 ski areas located in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, California, Michigan, North Carolina, British Columbia, Germany, Austria, and Spain. Passes will go on sale May 1. <a href="http://www.skimonarch.com/index.php/ticketspasses/season-passes" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</div>
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<h4 class="title">Ski3 Pass</h4>
<div class="caption">New for the 2013/14 season, the Ski3 Pass is a go-to for New York skiers. With Ski3, you have unlimited access to Whiteface Mountain, Gore Mountain and Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. Discounts for off-hill activities, bring-a-friend deals, and retail are available to pass holders. Purchasing the 2013/14 pass before April 19 allows you to ski through the end of this season and into next at each of these Olympic Regional Development Authority operated mountains. <a href="http://nyski3.com/" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</div>
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gallery135234http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/epic_sized.jpgEpic Pass
<p>The Epic Pass includes Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin and Eldora in Colorado, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in California, and Afton Alps and Mt. Brighton in the Midwest, as well as 5 days at Verbier in Switzerland. Purchasing this pass by April 14 guarantees 6 Buddy Tickets in addition to 6 Ski-With-a-Friend passes and summer lift access at Colorado and Tahoe resorts. <a href="http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/passes/epic-pass.aspx" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</p>
135235http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/mtncollective_sized.jpgMountain Collective Pass
<p>Mountain Collective combines some of the best powder resorts in North America: Mammoth Mountain and Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows in California, Alta and Snowbird in Utah, Jackson Hole in Wyoming, Aspen/Snowmass in Colorado, and Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia. Each pass includes two days at each resort with a 50 percent discount on additional tickets and up to 25 percent off lodging. A limited number of passes are on sale at last year’s price. <a href="http://www.themountaincollective.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</p>
135239http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/sugarloaf_sized.jpgNew England Pass
<p>The New England Pass includes access to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire and Sugarloaf and Sunday River in Maine. You’ll get reduced-rate lodging, retail savings, and discounted tickets at western Boyne Resorts. Buy the 2013/14 pass by April 30 for unlimited skiing until the end of this season. <a href="http://www.newenglandpass.com" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</p>
135236http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/noreaster_sized.jpgMount SnowNor'Easter Pass
<p>The Nor’Easter allows you to ski at Mount Snow in Vermont, Jack Frost Big Boulder in Pennsylvania, and Attitash Resort, Wildcat Mountain Resort and Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire. This pass features no black-out dates. Early season purchases guarantee Bring-a-Friend tickets, retail discounts, and early lift access on select Saturdays. Payment plan options for 2013/14 passes will be released next month. <a href="http://mountsnow.com/seasonpass/" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</p>
135237http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/oneplanet_sized.jpgEric RamseyOne Planet, One Pass
<p>Colorado’s Monarch Mountain offers One Planet, One Pass—the most extensive ski pass on the market. It includes free skiing and discounted lodging and day tickets to 31 ski areas located in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, California, Michigan, North Carolina, British Columbia, Germany, Austria, and Spain. Passes will go on sale May 1. <a href="http://www.skimonarch.com/index.php/ticketspasses/season-passes" target="_blank">But it here</a>.</p>
135238http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/ski3_sized.jpgOlympic Regional Development AuthoritySki3 Pass
<p>New for the 2013/14 season, the Ski3 Pass is a go-to for New York skiers. With Ski3, you have unlimited access to Whiteface Mountain, Gore Mountain and Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. Discounts for off-hill activities, bring-a-friend deals, and retail are available to pass holders. Purchasing the 2013/14 pass before April 19 allows you to ski through the end of this season and into next at each of these Olympic Regional Development Authority operated mountains. <a href="http://nyski3.com/" target="_blank">Buy it here</a>.</p>
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:59:12 +0000rdionne135233 at http://www.skinet.com/skiing100 inches of Snow at Monarch Mountainhttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/monarch-mountain/2008/12/100-inches-of-snow-at-monarch-mountain?lnk=rss&loc=monarch-mountain
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<p><span style="font-style: italic;">DENVER, Colo. – April 24, 2008</span> – Mother Nature has been kind to Colorado this winter season, as eight of Colorado Ski Country USA's 26 member resorts received record snowfall accumulations and many more recorded above average snowfall.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2007-08 Season Snowfall Record Breakers:</span><br />
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<li>Beaver Creek - 430 inches </li>
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<li>Crested Butte - 422 inches </li>
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<li>Monarch Mountain - 482 inches </li>
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</p><p>Vail saw their third snowiest winter on record, Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort saw their fifth snowiest winter. Both Copper Mountain's and Sunlight Mountain Resort's snowfall totals landed in the top ten in resort history. Keystone tied its best snowfall in the previous eight years, and Eldora received their best snow year in the previous five years.<br /> <br />Although snow was slow to come in the beginning of the 2007-08 ski season, Colorado's 26 member resorts saw a near perfect December as fresh snow fell 30 of 31 days in ski country. By the end of January, ceaseless snow storms left measurable amounts of snow 59 out of 62 days across the state, marking two of the best snow months on record at many resorts.<br /> <br />Powderhorn reported record December snowfall. December and January were record snowfall months at Aspen/Snowmass and Vail, and Telluride received record snowfall December through February. January and February snowfall totals were among the highest in Loveland's history, and 2007-08 marked the first time Steamboat surpassed the 100-inch cumulative mark three months in one season (Dec.-Feb.). <br /> <br />As of today, Colorado's 26 member resorts have received 141 days of measurable snowfall and tallied 105 powder days (calculated as at least one resort receiving five or more inches of new snow).<br /> <br />This weekend, guests can ski Aspen Highlands, Silverton, and Wolf Creek for the final time this season, as they end winter operations on Sunday. Arapahoe Basin, Echo Mountain, and Loveland remain open for winter operations. A complete list of closing dates can be found at <a href="http://www.coloradoski.com/" target="_blank"><u>ColoradoSki.com</u></a>.</p>
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http://www.skinet.com/skiing/<p><span style="font-style: italic;">DENVER, Colo. – April 24, 2008</span> – Mother Nature has been kind to Colorado this winter season, as eight of Colorado Ski Country USA's 26 member resorts received record snowfall accumulations and many more recorded above average snowfall.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2007-08 Season Snowfall Record Breakers:</span><br />
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<li>Aspen/Snowmass - 450 inches </li>
</ul>
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<li>Beaver Creek - 430 inches </li>
</ul>
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<li>Crested Butte - 422 inches </li>
</ul>
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<li>Monarch Mountain - 482 inches </li>
</ul>
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<li>Powderhorn - 320 inches </li>
</ul>
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<li>Silverton - 550 inches (and counting) </li>
</ul>
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<li>Steamboat - 489 inches </li>
</ul>
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<li>Telluride - 353 inches</li>
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</p><p>Vail saw their third snowiest winter on record, Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort saw their fifth snowiest winter. Both Copper Mountain's and Sunlight Mountain Resort's snowfall totals landed in the top ten in resort history. Keystone tied its best snowfall in the previous eight years, and Eldora received their best snow year in the previous five years.<br /> <br />Although snow was slow to come in the beginning of the 2007-08 ski season, Colorado's 26 member resorts saw a near perfect December as fresh snow fell 30 of 31 days in ski country. By the end of January, ceaseless snow storms left measurable amounts of snow 59 out of 62 days across the state, marking two of the best snow months on record at many resorts.<br /> <br />Powderhorn reported record December snowfall. December and January were record snowfall months at Aspen/Snowmass and Vail, and Telluride received record snowfall December through February. January and February snowfall totals were among the highest in Loveland's history, and 2007-08 marked the first time Steamboat surpassed the 100-inch cumulative mark three months in one season (Dec.-Feb.). <br /> <br />As of today, Colorado's 26 member resorts have received 141 days of measurable snowfall and tallied 105 powder days (calculated as at least one resort receiving five or more inches of new snow).<br /> <br />This weekend, guests can ski Aspen Highlands, Silverton, and Wolf Creek for the final time this season, as they end winter operations on Sunday. Arapahoe Basin, Echo Mountain, and Loveland remain open for winter operations. A complete list of closing dates can be found at <a href="http://www.coloradoski.com/" target="_blank"><u>ColoradoSki.com</u></a>.</p>
articleFri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000SkiNet Editor13389 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingEditors on the Move: Pieter Vannhttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/gear/skis/2001/10/editors-on-the-move-pieter-vann?lnk=rss&loc=monarch-mountain
<p>I just got back into Boulder last night after three days on the road, skiing at Arapahoe Basin, Crested Butte, and finally cat-skiing at Monarch Mountain. We couldn't have timed it better: The day of the cat-trip, an unexpected storm pounded Monarch with snow. This small-but-steep day-resort has been running their cat-skiing operation off the back side of the mountain since 1989, and the terrain is pretty serious-think 30 to 45-degree lines through narrow chutes and open bowls. Thankfully, it was dumping snow the <i>entire</i> time we were there. About a foot fell throughout the day, giving photographer Scott DW Smith plenty photo-ops, and leaving the rest of us with face shots a-plenty. The new snow-on top of a hard wind-crust-created some worrisome sloughs throughout the day. Miniature slides caused more than one person in our group to fall, and one of the guides was partially buried in a slough while ski-cutting a slope. (He was OK).
</p><p>The drive back was terrifying, as it seemed like it was snowing throughout the whole state. Not once during the three-hour drive back did we see a patch of open sky. So if you're planning on heading to the Colorado mountains this weekend, be sure to pack the fat skis. <br /><br />-Pieter, March 9, 2006
</p><p><i>Pieter's "Untracked Line" on Monarch Snowcat Tours will appear in a 2006-2007 issue of </i>Skiing.</p>
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Near the summit of Jupiter Mountain, Park City Mountain Resort, Utah.
http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Adventure<p>I just got back into Boulder last night after three days on the road, skiing at Arapahoe Basin, Crested Butte, and finally cat-skiing at Monarch Mountain. We couldn't have timed it better: The day of the cat-trip, an unexpected storm pounded Monarch with snow. This small-but-steep day-resort has been running their cat-skiing operation off the back side of the mountain since 1989, and the terrain is pretty serious-think 30 to 45-degree lines through narrow chutes and open bowls. Thankfully, it was dumping snow the <i>entire</i> time we were there. About a foot fell throughout the day, giving photographer Scott DW Smith plenty photo-ops, and leaving the rest of us with face shots a-plenty. The new snow-on top of a hard wind-crust-created some worrisome sloughs throughout the day. Miniature slides caused more than one person in our group to fall, and one of the guides was partially buried in a slough while ski-cutting a slope. (He was OK).
</p><p>The drive back was terrifying, as it seemed like it was snowing throughout the whole state. Not once during the three-hour drive back did we see a patch of open sky. So if you're planning on heading to the Colorado mountains this weekend, be sure to pack the fat skis. <br /><br />-Pieter, March 9, 2006
</p><p><i>Pieter's "Untracked Line" on Monarch Snowcat Tours will appear in a 2006-2007 issue of </i>Skiing.</p>
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